Feb
24
More words of advice from Specter
February 24, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Arlen Specter has some (in his mind, at least) sage advice for the President. From the Washington Post:
President Bush would be wise to “pick up the phone” and consult with Democrats before choosing a new Supreme Court justice. “The advice clause in the Constitution has been largely ignored.” If there is a vacancy on [...]
Feb
22
Let this be our mantra
February 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment
James Taranto writes that Hillary Clinton is the person at this moment most likely to be our next President, if for no other reason than the odds are higher for her than any other individual. He makes some fine observations, then closes with this:
Republican loathing could well help her in the general election too. [...]
Feb
21
MNR
February 21, 2005 | Leave a Comment
There is no better way to celebrate Washington’s birthday than by visiting his breathtaking estate in Mount Vernon. It is easy to understand why the greatest of our Founding Fathers simply wished to retire to his farm after the war rather than attend to politics, but unfortunately for our Nation’s Cincinnatus, his country called [...]
Feb
18
Top 10 Movies
February 18, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Slow work day, so I thought I would add to the substantive political dialogue on this site by creating a new list: my pick for the top ten movies of all time.
10. The Devil’s Advocate This used to be much closer to the top, but over time, Keanu “Wow, dude, you’re like [...]
Feb
15
The following announcement has been paid for by the New World Order
February 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment
One pill makes you largerand one pill makes you smallbut the ones that mother gives youdon’t do anything at allGo ask Alicewhen she’s ten feet tall
The other day I had the distinct privilege of going to the National Archives. Ahhh, so many cool documents, dilegently restored and kept clean by the wonderful men and [...]
Feb
15
Once in a Lifetime
February 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Every couple of decades a member of the DC city council says something reasonable. When such occasions arise, it is best to button up because the temperature down below - and I don’t mean Paul Hogan’s homeland - just got a wee bit colder.
Anyway, there is an article in the DC Examiner on the [...]
Feb
15
It’s a beautiful day
February 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The sun is shining just a bit brighter today, the air seems just a tad fresher, and life’s worries seem to be drifting away. Why? Because pitchers and catchers reported for spring training this very day, signaling to all of us sports-starved maniacs that baseball season is but right around the corner.
For those [...]
Feb
14
Dave’s lost that loving feeling
February 14, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Dave over at Garfield Ridge has tender wishes for those dating this happy Valentine’s day.
If you are not married, and you are instead dating someone on this Valentine’s Day, I wish you one thing:
Ass cancer.
Yes, you heard me right: ass cancer. Festering, lumpy, hot-to-the-touch, tumor-ridden ass cancer.
If you’re a man who’s taking his sweetheart out [...]
Feb
10
Societal clairvoyance in VA of all places…
February 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The Virginia House of Delegates yesterday approved a constitutional amendment to define traditional marriage, making Virginia the first jurisdiction in the region to take such action. The amendment,which defines marriage as the union of a man and woman and bans same-sex civil unions, must be passed by the legislature again next year [...]
Feb
10
The Party of Who?
February 10, 2005 | Leave a Comment
There is an op-ed in today’s Washington Examiner written by former DNC press secretary Terry Michael, titled, “Rebuilding the Democratic Party brand - Back to the future with a return to liberalism’s Jeffersonian roots.” My ears, or rather eyes, perked up at the title. Reading on, the story is actually just part 7583456 [...]
Feb
9
Ash Wednesday redefined
February 9, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Found this tidbit in a Reuters story on Pope John Paul II.
A sick Pope John Paul failed for the first time in 26 years to preside at Ash Wednesday but joined world Catholics from his hospital room in a ritual where dust is rubbed on their foreheads to remind them of mortality.
How about ashes being [...]
Feb
8
Lent
February 8, 2005 | Leave a Comment
It is strange that Lent should come so early this year. It seems like it was not so long ago that I was taking down my Christmas tree, and yet a mere month or so after celebrating the birth of Christ, it is time to prepare for his suffering and death.
This is [...]
Feb
7
MNR
February 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Like most rabid right-wingers I watch Fox News. It’s in my blood, I guess. After a day of repressing women, enslaving minorities, and lying about social security when all I want to do is slowly starve the elderly to death, I need to kick back and enjoy the netowrk that works so hard [...]
Feb
7
Smashing Pumkins
February 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment
It dawned on me that the Smashing Pumpkins failed to make either of my top ten lists. While I was hardly trying to make a seriously authoritative listing of the greatest songs and albums ever produced, it is unfortunate that such a terrific band could be overlooked.
I started listening to the Pumpkins, as I [...]
Feb
7
Cuts?
February 7, 2005 | Leave a Comment
The Washington Post reports that the administration has proposed a budget that cuts non-military discretionary spending by 1%. That’s not a cut in the Washington sense of the term, meaning a decrease in the amount of proposed increase. No, these would be real cuts into various programs. It’s almost as if the [...]
Feb
6
Super Bowl pick
February 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
As the game approaches, it is time for my Super-pick: Pats 24, Eagles 21. The Eagles keep it close as Terrell Owens shocks the world and has a miraculously good game despite playing on one leg. But Owens’ heroics won’t be enough to beat the Pats. Tom Brady has too much experience, [...]
Feb
6
Steyn-o-mite
February 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Why is Mark Steyn my favorite writer? Because of stuff like this.
That’s the transnational establishment’s alternative to Bush and Howard: appoint a committee that agrees on the need to do nothing. Thus, a few days ago, the UN Human Rights Commission announced the working group that will decide which complaints will be heard at [...]
Feb
6
Mayor Nanny
February 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Every time I hang my head in sorrow after I contemplate just how incompetent the fine folks in charge of DC are, I read a few things about the man running the city of my birth, and it just doesn’t see as bad. It seems Mayor Bloomberg (RINO-Limousine)has opened his yap again just in [...]
Feb
6
Good luck with this
February 6, 2005 | Leave a Comment
From the New York Times:
President Bush will seek deep cuts in farm and commodity programs in his new budget and in a major policy shift will propose overall limits on subsidy payments to farmers, administration officials said Saturday.
Such limits would help reduce the federal budget deficit and would inject market forces into the farm [...]
Feb
4
Meet the (new) Mets
February 4, 2005 | Leave a Comment
I can hear the song in my head already. “Meet the (new) Mets, meet the (new) Mets, head for the park and meet the (new) Mets.” Mets blog is reporting that
Several members of the Mets front office worked the phones yesterday selling ticket plans to fans. The Journal News tells of a story [...]